wazamba Bayern Vs Monchengladbach: Kompany Says Neuer To Return In Goal

Bayern Munich boss Vincent Kompany confirmed that Manuel Neuer will be back in goal upon their return to Bundesliga action against Borussia Monchengladbach. (More Football News)

Kompany also revealed that Daniel Peretz, who deputised for Neuer during his injury absence, would be missing after picking up an ankle issue in training. 

Neuer has been sidelined with a broken rib after colliding with Jeremie Frimpong during Bayern's 1-0 defeat to Bayer Leverkusen in the DFB-Pokal last month.

The challenge also saw him earn his first career red card, with the subsequent injury seeing the German international miss four games across all competitions. 

But ahead of facing Monchengladbach this Saturday, Kompany confirmed that Neuer would return to the starting line-up to face Gerardo Seoane's side. 

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"There is good luck that Manuel is back with us and bad luck that Daniel will be missing for some weeks," Kompany said. "We don't know yet for exactly how long.

"Hopefully at the end of the month or start of next month, Daniel will be back."

Bayern return from the three-week winter break four points clear at the Bundesliga summit, with Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen four points behind the league leaders. 

But Kompany's team face a stern test at Borussia-Park, a ground they have struggled at in recent seasons. 

"There won't be a vacuum. Someone will come in my place, for sure. All the sports are like that. Sachin Tendulkar was there and now there is Virat Kohli, and someone will take his place tomorrow. So, Sreejesh was there yesterday, but someone else will come and take his place tomorrow," the goalkeeping stalwart told PTI in an interview at the India House in Paris.

"Yes, definitely, the mental toughness of this side is totally different. We are a united bunch and we backed each other and motivated each other when chips were down," Harmanpreet told PTI after returning to the country on Saturday.

Monchengladbach have won five of their last nine Bundesliga home matches against Bayern (D1 L3). 

Since the start of the 2015-16 season, no other team has celebrated as many home wins against Bayern in the top-flight as Monchengladbach. 

Kompany has also been dealt a blow ahead of Saturday's encounter, with Jamal Musiala expected to miss the game through illness. 

Musiala has been involved in 20 goals in 22 appearances across all competitions this season, already equalling the total he managed for the entire 2023-24 campaign. 

However, against no other club has Musiala played as many matches in all competitions without scoring a goal as he has against Monchengladbach (six).  

"I have said it before that Jamal....cannot be replaced one-for-one," Kompany said. "But we will not change what we have planned for this game on Saturday.

"We go into the game to win it. But Jamal will be back very soon.

"It is normal not to have all players available at all times, so we need to solve it differentlywazamba, and we have done that season."